itx server build

hello new to hexus so first off hello nice to meet you all ok down to buisness

server build

case lian- li pc-q07
motherboard and cpu - asus e35m1-i duluxe
psu- be quiet sfx 350watts psu
hard drives 5 in total not decided on brand
2x 120mm caes fans
o/s freenas run off usb

thats my rough build will need some modding to case to fit 5 hard drives il do a rough drawing to show you if you like.

dont really want to spend that much on motherboard but only one with lots of sata for itx plus it looks real nice

so any thoughts or inprovements

I like the idea.....I was looking at a HP server but this could be a good alternative. What software are you thinking?

Ant

im gonna use freenas run off a 1gb usb i might use a linux but that would be alot more hassle where as freenas is just a server o/s so sould be quite easy il post a ruff drawing later so you can see how its gonna fit.

Yeah that would be good to see what your planning.

Thanks
Ant

Cool, like the case, was going to use the Q07 myself but wanted the hot swap bays so went for this one:

http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=12632

They now also do a 4 hotswap bay case which I believe has room for a fifth drive

http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=12789

Both come with power supplies

If the Q07 is a bit small you could try the Q08

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cas...c-q08-review/1

I am running Freenas from a USB drive and find it excellent.

cheers for input will have to have a thinks about case now good price really since it already comes with psu.

kmac is freenas quite feature rich, like does it host bittorent files also dose it have an option to setup when it will go to sleep and wake at certain times thanks for info

Certainly supports bittorent client

Don't know about sleep and wake features - never looked into it - will have a look at the Web GUI to see if there is anything obvious

Okay - you can power down disks after certain time interval of inactivity

Also there are Power management features but my installation is older so doesn't have them on the Web GUI - will need to upgrade over the weekend

In any case you can include simple command scripts to achieve the same thing ( even in older distros like mine)

Systems been so good I basically set it up and then ignored it since - no issues (fingers crossed)

ok thanks for info let you know how it all goes once i finish